Three people are dead and a deputy is hurt in a double murder-suicide in Kentucky.

The Rowan County sheriff said it happened Sunday near Morehead.

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He said troopers were called to a home for a disturbance between a man and a woman.

When officers arrived at the scene, they said the man barricaded himself inside the home and fired shots at deputies.

An officer was shot in the hand but is expected to be OK.

After the shots were fired, the home became engulfed in flames.

The sheriff said two women and the suspected shooter are among the dead.

"It's tragic. It goes back to, you know, some officers were talking at the scene this person is known to have some mental health issues and it just seems like there's so much of that going on in our country right now and our county," Sheriff Matt Sparks said.